2003
Intrauterine transfusion for rhesus alloimmunization elevates fetal β2-microglobulin levels
Radunovic N, Kuczynski E, Funai E, Nastic D, Di Renzo G, Lockwood C. Intrauterine transfusion for rhesus alloimmunization elevates fetal β2-microglobulin levels. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2003, 13: 246-249. PMID: 12854925, DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.4.246.249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta2-microglobulin levelsEffects of intrauterine transfusionNon-anemic controlsIntrauterine transfusionBeta2-microglobulinTransfused fetusesCirculating T-cell populationsNon-anemic fetusesUmbilical venous samplesT cell populationsConcentration of beta2-microglobulinOrgan transplant rejectionHost immune responseRhesus alloimmunizationAnemic fetusesFetal anemiaFetal hematocritHealthy neonatesLeukocyte antigenTransplant rejectionVenous samplingTransfusionFetusesImmunomodulatory effectsImmune response
1998
Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes1
Runić R, Lockwood C, LaChapelle L, Dipasquale B, Demopoulos R, Kumar A, Guller S. Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1998, 83: 660-666. PMID: 9467589, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.2.4600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChorionic trophoblastsHuman fetal membranesFetal membranesApoptotic indexWeeks groupCell layerHuman fetal membrane cellsCytoplasmic domain of FasFetal membrane cellsFas messenger ribonucleic acidTrophoblast cell layerDecidual cell typesCondensation of chromatinConsistent with apoptosisSamples of amnionEpithelial cell layerMessenger ribonucleic acidCell surface receptorsWeeks gestationDecidual cellsProstate glandAmnion epitheliumFas signalingAmniotic tissueImmunohistochemical staining